Hey, haven't posted here for awhile, but seeing the linejackets of some alphas on campus recently reminded me of something I realized a long time ago. Everyone else has cooler nicknames than us! Ours can be pretty harsh (some of the worst include "Rimjob" and "Dildo", try wearing THAT on the back of your gear. And that's just MW, it gets worse on the East Coast). Of course we're all EXTREMELY proud of our nicknames, but the reason I'm posting this is because looking at the differences and similarities got me wondering about the nicknaming traditions of D9 orgs in general... and basically I'm just curious and have some questions. I have a question for mainstream Greeks as well.
*Of course, I will try my best not to ask anything that should not be asked*
SOoo here are my questions:
How old is the nicknaming tradition among BGLO's? Was there any specific organization that started it?
Do all BGLO's share pretty much the same tradition or does each organization have their own (e.g., would answer the questions below differently)?
Given that nicknames carry so much meaning and significance, do members of a D9 organization forbid other members of the same org. from other chapters call them by their nicknames? What about other Greeks? What about non-Greeks?
Do BGLO members "go by" their nicknames more or their real names? (I almost feel like the only time I'm called by my real name is when my mom and dad are calling me)
Are there ever unique nicknaming "trends" in different classes/lineage/chapters/orgs, and if this is too "nosy" a question I'm sorry
I saw on a documentary about stepping on youtube (the link kindly provided to me by rhoyaltempest) that some mainstream Greeks are starting to take on the tradition of stepping. Have any NPC/IFC Greeks taken on the nicknaming tradition as well?
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Btw, I JUST got the book Soulsteppin' and I haven't had time to read much of it yet, so if the questions are already answered in there I'm sorry. Also I know there are books like Black Greek 101 but I thought it might easier to just ask about it here
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